# Was the Shooting at the WHCD Another Assassination Attempt?

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Podcast: [Hawk Podcasts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hawk-podcasts-6751455)
Published: 2026-04-26T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

The 2025 White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington D.C. turned into a chaotic scene when 31-year-old Cole Thomas Allen of Torrance, California, bypassed security checkpoints armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and multiple knives. A Secret Service officer was shot during the incident but was saved by a bulletproof vest.

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